It’s just over a week until Mothers’ Day, Birmingham! As spring flourishes across our city, goslings appear in Birmingham’s canals, and floral displays adorn the streets, Sunday 30th March is the time to show your love for your mother, or anyone else who fills that role for you. 

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Why Celebrate Mother’s Day at Itihaas?

Mother’s Day is a time to show the mother figures in your life how much you appreciate them. Whether it’s your Mother or Grandmother, an Auntie or the mother of your children, treat them like royalty.

Itihaas Indian restaurant is exactly the place to do this. Our menu is designed around authentic Maharajah cuisine, the dishes favoured by Mughal emperors in North India. Our chefs were trained in 5-star Indian hotel kitchens, creating the most luxurious dishes with quality ingredients.

Enjoy A Mother’s Day Meal in Birmingham.

For one day only, Itihaas are serving a special Mother’s Day Set Menu. 

A Four-Course Sharing Menu with nine Luxurious Dishes, as well as Accompaniments and Desserts.

The set menu is served as a total banquet: guests will receive the entire menu. You do not need to choose a dish for each course, as everything is served together to share (except for dessert, because who wants to share Gulab Jamoon?)

The Menu

Sit down with Appetisers and Poppadums with Pickles

Entree:

Palak Patha Chaat, Chilli Paneer, Murgh Tikka Skewers, Chat Patti Gol Guppa

Main Course:

Railway Lamb Curry, Punjabi Kadhi, Methi Aloo Gobi, Butter Chicken, Smoked Makhani Daal

Accompaniments:

Kashmiri Vegetable Pulao, Mixed Naan, Pomegranate Raita & Salad

Dessert:

Cheesecake, Gajaar Halwa, Baby Gulab Jamoon

The Itihaas Dining Experience

There’s a reason we’re thought of as possibly the best Indian restaurant in Birmingham. It’s not just our quality food: we work hard to provide an elegant ambience that makes every meal a truly special occasion. 

Eat your meal surrounded by luxurious décor, with artefacts gathered from across India, only the best materials, and lighting that shows the best of your dinner without overwhelming. 

Our staff provide a welcoming service, with close attention to detail and a sincere respect for all guests. 

Itihaas is perfect for family gatherings, catering to groups of any size. For a really special experience, you are welcome to book our private dining room, complete with an exclusive bar and butler service.

How to Book Your Table for Mother’s Day

Our online booking form is easy to use, with OpenTable’s helpful booking widget. Simply enter the number of guests, set the date to Sunday 30th March, and choose when you’d like to arrive. 

The form will offer several options as close to your desired time as possible. Select a time and follow the steps to complete your reservation.

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and with it falling on a Friday this year, many places are booking up quickly. There are plenty of romantic date opportunities in the city, so here are a few of our favourite places to visit around Birmingham to help you design the perfect Valentine’s Date.

We’ve also created an exclusive Itihaas Valentine’s Day menu, stacked with luxurious dishes for you and your other half.

Stroll the Canals

Walk up an appetite along many of Birmingham’s peaceful canals and enjoy one of the most biodiverse areas in our city centre. The canals bring wildlife, boating and history together, with Victorian architecture and plenty of cafes and bars to enjoy along the way. You will soon be ready for a delicious Indian feast at Itihaas Indian Restaurant.

Ikon Gallery

Ikon is an independent art gallery in Brindley Place, in Birmingham’s city centre. Their current exhibition until 23rd February 2025 collects works by over twenty artists from the British Council Collection and macLYON, exploring themes of friendship and love. With film, sculpture and interactive installations, this exhibition is perfect for contemplating the value of strong relationships.

Golf Fang

The epitome of fun date ideas: Golf Fang is mini-golf all grown up. Head to Digbeth to take in the vibrant graffiti artwork, listen to a live DJ and play a truly unique take on 18-hole mini golf. Nothing gets the romance flowing like some healthy competition. Work on your swing, win your partner a prize at the arcade, and head to dinner.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Stunning glasshouses, tropical rainforest plants and acres of beautiful gardens make for the perfect backdrop to spending time with the one you love. Once you have taken in the stunning grounds, you are only a 10-minute drive away from finishing your Valentine’s date with a candlelit dinner at Itihaas.

Dinner at Itihaas

Visit us on Friday 14th of February for a romantic Valentine’s date, with tables seating from 3pm-11pm. 

From our special Valentine’s Day Menu for 2025, couples can enjoy a sharing platter to start, with Spiced Cod Tempura, Tandoori Lamb Sheek, Chilli Chicken and more. We also offer a vegetarian starter to share which includes Chilli Garlic Mushrooms, Punjabi Khasta Samosa, Paneer Shashlik Tikka and more.

Follow this up with a main course each.  Rogan Josh, Makhani Murgh, Vegan Aloo Gobi, or Dhaniya Tahree Murgh. All main courses are accompanied by Cumin Pilau Rice and Garlic Naan, Coriander Naan and Makhani Dhal.

Finally, cross spoons over a decadent dessert of Pistachio Rasmalia, Gulab Jamun or another luxuriously sweet dish. 

Our award-winning Indian restaurant is ready to serve your most romantic Valentine’s date yet. Book now to avoid disappointment.

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Approximately 9 million people in the UK took part in Dry January in 2023, giving up alcohol for the whole month as a personal resolution or as part of a charity campaign. With tangible short-term health benefits for blood pressure, weight loss and reduced diabetes risk, many of us are living without alcohol until February (at least). 

Many people in Birmingham don’t drink alcohol all year round, for religious, cultural or personal reasons, so the Itihaas drinks menu has plenty of delicious non-alcoholic drinks. You don’t have to just stick to lemonade.

In this blog, we’re looking at the best soft drinks and mocktails from our menu to go with some of our favourite dishes at our Indian restaurant.

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Non-alcoholic Beverages to Match Your Meal

Masala Chai Lass

This spiced Lassi is served ice-cold with warming spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and anise. Choose Chai lassi to compliment rich, aromatic dishes like Shai Palak Paneer, enhancing their warmth and depth.

Tropics

Tropics is mocktail (mock cocktail) of our own invention. We muddle fresh passion fruit and shake it with pineapple and mango juice over ice. The sweetness of this juice blend will enhance mild and floral dishes, such as Methi Aloo Gobi and our Vegetable Biryani.

Mango Lassi

A creamy yoghurt drink blended with sweet mango pulp.

Lassi (pronounced Luh-see) is a common South Asian drink that is cooling and refreshing. The creamy, fruity flavour is perfect for balancing the heat of spicy dishes like Laal Mirchi Rogan Josh or Mirchi Murgh. 

As well as mango flavour, we also have Namkeen, Brown sugar, Rose Water and Masala Chai flavour Lassi.

Cucumber Lemonade

This drink is a refreshing blend of fresh cucumber, mint, lemon juice and sugar syrup, made tall with sparkling lemonade. The cucumber is cooling, making it the perfect drink to balance hot dishes such as Vegan Tofu Curry or Himalayan Fire Ribs, or to take the edge off the bold, tangy flavours in dishes like Amritsari Maachli. Enjoy a crisp, clear drink that’s more interesting than your standard lemonade.

Alcohol-Free Drinks that Feel Special

Going Tee-Total doesn’t have to mean compromising on flavour or enjoyment. A celebratory meal or a special night out doesn’t have to include wine or spirits. Itihaas customers who don’t drink alcohol enjoy a wide range of mocktails and lassi flavours, making the best Indian restaurant in Birmingham for non-alcoholic dining.

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There’s nothing like a good curry to make you sweat on a wintry evening. More than just chilli heat, spices are essential to your winter well-being. The same spices you’ll find in the kitchen of our Indian restaurant have proven impacts on immune function, circulation and winter colds.

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Turmeric

A root native to South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. This warming spice is known for its yellow dye and is essential in many Indian dishes. 

Flavour profile: warm and bitter like black pepper, with an earthy aroma similar to mustard.

Health benefits: contains calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium. 

Turmeric is used widely in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, particularly for its anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial effects. It is also taken to ease rheumatic pains from arthritis, which may worsen in cold weather.

Taking turmeric in water or drinking turmeric milk is a common treatment for cold and flu symptoms. Eating dishes which contain high levels of turmeric, such as our Dhaba Channa Masala, can help ease your winter colds.

Ginger

Another Asian root herb, Ginger is one of the best-known warming spices. It’s a key ingredient in many winter favourites, from gingerbread to mulled wine, used for its warming effect on the body without the heat that comes from spice.

Flavour profile: spicy, fiery, zesty and peppery, ginger is a pungent but comforting taste.

Health benefits: Ginger is good for digestion and reduces bloating and gas during this season of indulgence. Like Turmeric, ginger is anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial, making it a useful spice for treating bacterial infections.

Enjoy the gingery flavour of our Makhani Dhal or Mirchi Murgh to warm you up this winter.

Cardamom

The seed pods of the cardamom tree are a key ingredient in our in-house masala mix, and part of what makes ours the best Indian food in Birmingham. 

Flavour profile: fragrant, sweet, peppery flavour with notes of menthol and citrus.

Health benefits: Cardamom is a warming spice that improves circulation, making it great for warming cold hands and feet. It may also balance blood sugar and can lower blood pressure levels. It is known as a diaphoretic, in that it causes sweating, which is helpful for breaking a fever.

A widely used spice, cardamom features in sweet and savoury dishes. We recommend our Makhani Paneer for cardamom lovers: Indian cottage cheese in a sauce made from chilli, cream and yoghurt makes this a fragrant and tangy dish.

Coriander

Coriander is an Indian herb that can be both warming and cooling. A tea made from the leaves and drunk hot is extremely warming on a cold night in winter, but drunk cold it is cooling, and popular in many of the hottest places to live. Coriander seeds are also warming and used to stimulate appetite and nutrient absorption.

Flavour profile: a light, complex blend of floral, citrus, curry, and nutty flavours

Health benefits: Known for its digestive uses, coriander is mainly used for appetite stimulation and easing stomach cramps. It is also beneficial for the respiratory system, clearing mucous from the lungs.

Coriander is a common garnish in Birmingham Indian restaurants. To get the full benefits of coriander as a warming spice, we recommend the coriander-infused sauce of our Hakka Mock Chicken.

Easy Winter Warmer Recipe: Turmeric Milk

Turmeric milk, or Haldi Ka Doodh, is a common Indian warming drink used as a home remedy for colds, coughs and congestion. The warming spices in this hot drink can loosen catarrh and mucus, kill bacteria in the throat and offer a comforting sense of home.

Ingredients (makes 2 cups)

• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 slice fresh ginger (or a generous pinch of ground ginger)
• 2 cloves
• Generous pinch ground allspice
• 2 cups milk
• Honey to taste

1. Mix all the spices in a small pan.
2. Add the milk and heat until almost boiling.
3. As soon as the milk rises in the pan, take it off the heat and strain it into cups.
4. Stir in honey to sweeten until completely dissolved.

Drink 2 cups daily until you start to feel better.

Escape the Cold at Itihaas

As a cold snap sweeps across the midlands, we invite you to step off the streets into our Indian restaurant in Birmingham. Whether you want to increase these spices in your diet or are craving a super-hot curry to raise your inner temperature, Itihaas has a full menu of rich, indulgent dishes to warm you through.

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Get together for Christmas at a charming Indian restaurant in Birmingham, and enjoy classic cocktails or an Itihaas twist. Made fresh with quality spirits, the Itihaas cocktail menu will put everyone in a festive mood. You can enjoy cocktails and mocktails when you book a table for our Christmas Set Menu. Here are a few of our favourite twisted cocktails that we’re serving this Christmas.

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Express Martini

Our twist on the classic Espresso Martini is the perfect winter Cocktail, warming you up and keeping you full of energy for the whole party. We’ve added an almond flavour with amaretto and swapped the Grey Goose Vodka for Havana Club 7 Rum. 

Ingredients

• Havana 7 Rum
• Coffee Liqueur
• Amaretto (almond liqueur)
• Freshly brewed espresso Coffee

Shaken over ice.

Tokyo Old Fashioned

A classic cocktail for the ages, an Old Fashioned is a double shot of whiskey with sugar and bitters stirred in over a few minutes and garnished with an orange slice. This twist uses Cherry, Walnut and Chocolate bitters to blend with the orange, cinnamon & clove notes in the Japanese whiskey, Nikka ‘From the Barrel’.

Ingredients:

• Nikka From The Barrel Whiskey
• Sugar
• Cherry, Walnut & Chocolate Bitters

Stirred with ice.

Masala Chai Lassi

At Itihaas, we blend our own Lassi fresh behind the bar, blending various flavours with yoghurt to create a smooth Indian classic. With this iteration, we combine the warming spices of masala chai (anise, cinnamon, clove, garum, and so on) to create a chilled, chai-flavoured Lassi.

Ingredients:

• Natural yoghurt
• Masala chai spices

Moscow Mule

A classic, and a favourite for warming you up on a cold winter’s night: Vodka, Ginger, lime. The Moscow Mule is a perfect Christmas cocktail

Ingredients:

• Grey Goose Vodka
• Ginger Beer
• Fresh Lime juice

Shaken over ice.

Find more classic cocktails & twists on the Itihaas drinks menu.

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If you’re looking to dine somewhere this festive period, then join us at Itihaas, your top-choice Indian restaurant for a bite to eat. Whether it’s a work party, a family gathering or getting together with friends, book your table at Itihaas today.

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